cannon

     

Cannon in the Midle Ages Naval artillery in the Age of Sail Field artillery in the US Civil War

Trivia about cannon

  • A person whose reckless behavior puts others in danger is a "loose" one of these
  • Built in the 16th century, the Czar Puchka is the world's largest one of these & is now in the Kremlin
  • Used by both sides in the war, a Napoleon was one of these booming pieces of artillery
  • This word for a large piece of artillery comes from the Italian for "great tube"